The source said the attack was coordinated and swift, with different groups simultaneously targeting multiple government buildings including the #PresidentialPalace, the #InteriorMinistry, and a #PoliceHeadquarters for Haiti's western district which includes #PortAuPrince. #HaitiCrisis
Gangs attack #Haiti's Presidential Palace in Port-au-Prince: Source
https://abcnews.go.com/International/gangs-attack-haitis-presidential-palace-port-au-prince/story?id=107945093
"As #Haiti grapples with an unprecedented crisis, the spectre of #StateCollapse under the weight of rampant #GangViolence has cast a long shadow over its future.
The #Caribbean nation, once a beacon of freedom and resistance, now finds itself mired in a power struggle that pits armed gangs against each other in a bid for dominance of the nation, leaving civilians caught in the crossfire" - The Red Line [Podcast] #HaitiCrisis
https://www.theredlinepodcast.com/post/episode-116-haiti-cauldron-of-the-caribbean
Listen to this episode on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YoutubeAs Haiti grapples with an unprecedented crisis, the spectre of state collapse under the weight of rampant gang violence has cast a long shadow over its future. The Caribbean nation, once a beacon of freedom and resistance, now finds itself mired in a power struggle that pits armed gangs against each other in a bid for dominance of the nation, leaving civilians caught in the crossfire. Amid this chaos, the international community watche
Dozens of foreigners, including many from the #US and #Canada, are stranded in #Haiti, desperately trying to leave the violence-torn country where anti-government gangs are battling police and have already shut down both of the country's international airports. #HaitiCrisis
This is insane, tourists - and cruise ships - are prime hostage targets.
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Some 130 miles north of #Haiti’s capital of #PortAuPrince, which has been gripped by a wave of gang attacks, a private cruise port on a peninsula is receiving guests at a resort with its own security and controlled access.
#RoyalCaribbean ships are still calling into #Labadee — the cruise company’s day-use property. #HaitiCrisis
https://www.cnn.com/travel/labadee-haiti-cruises-royal-caribbean?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_msn
The streets of #PortAuPrince reek with the stench of the dead. Violent armed gangs have taken control of more than 80 percent of the capital, the #UnitedNations estimates. Gunfire crackles at all hours. Residents who dare leave their homes stumble across bodies that have been left where they fell. #Haiti #HaitiCrisis
Haitians shot dead in street and there’s no one to take the corpses away
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/09/haiti-corpses-gangs/
At the #Dajabon border gate, a wave of #Haitians press forward, eager to shop at the twice-weekly market, situated some 200 kilometers (120 miles) from Haitian capital #PortAuPrince.
But with #GangViolence bad and growing ever worse in #Haiti, the Dominican government has reinforced the usual military presence at the border and placed soldiers on alert. #HaitiCrisis
Dominicans try to shield busy border market from Haitian chaos
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/dominicans-try-to-shield-busy-border-market-from-haitian-chaos/ar-BB1jCkYT?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&PC=EMMX01
The #US military conducted an overnight mission to evacuate staff and add security at the embassy in #Haiti, another sign of the deteriorating situation in the capital of #PortAuPrince. #HaitiCrisis
#USMilitary evacuates staff, adds security at embassy in Haiti
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/10/us-military-evacuates-staff-embassy-haiti-00146148
#CARICOM, an alliance of Caribbean nations, has summoned envoys from the #UnitedStates, #France, #Canada and the #UnitedNations to a meeting in #Jamaica to discuss the violence and ways to provide assistance to #Haiti.
#HaitiCrisis talks to convene after diplomats evacuated from #PortAuPrince
https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20240311-emergency-caribbean-summit-to-address-crippling-gang-violence-in-haiti-s-capital
Envoys from key nations will meet Monday in the Caribbean to address the spiraling situation in Haiti, as gang violence crippled the impoverished island nation's capital and forced foreign diplomats to flee over the weekend.
74-year-old Henry tendered his resignation after #CARICOM leaders held an emergency summit on the situation in #Haiti where gang-led violence amid repeatedly postponed elections has caused chaos. #HaitiCrisis
Haiti’s Prime Minister #ArielHenry has resigned: #Guyana president
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/12/haitis-prime-minister-ariel-henry-has-resigned-guyana-president
Despite the dangerous chaos in #Haiti, the Dominican authorities have been sending back hundreds of undocumented Haitians every day.
Dominican soldiers unlock the wrought-iron doors, order out dozens, and send them across the #MassacreRiver back into Haiti. #HaitiCrisis #DominicanRepublic
Fear and chaos await Haitian migrants forced back over border
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-68562140
#Haiti’s main airport in #PortAuPrince remains closed following gang attacks that have raged through the nation in recent weeks, pushing many people to the brink of #famine.
The state department announced on Saturday that it would offer limited #CharterFlights for #US citizens from the less chaotic northern city of #CapHaïtien. #HaitiCrisis
US citizens flee Haiti on government-chartered flight
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/18/haiti-us-citizens-escape-flight
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